Patty Murray

U.S. Senator · Washington · Democrat · Ranking Member, Appropriations

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.69· expected 0.95

Meets expectations

Rank 53 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 18 minority-party ranking members

How far Murray’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

40 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 2 significant (got a roll call vote), 38 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate

How Murray’s ratings compare with every senator

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Murray.

94/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 51 missed of 915

Voted on 864 of 915 roll calls; missed 51. Lower than 86% of senators.

85%100%

100/ 100

Senate D median 96 · Rank 3 of 47

Sided with the Democratic majority on 795 votes that split the parties. Higher than 81% of senators.

75%100%

5/ 100

Chamber median 9 · −4

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 92% of senators.

0%30%

−0.36

Democratic middle 80%: -0.51 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

1 bill sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Murray’s effectiveness score.

S. 1564 Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery ActEstablishes or modifies floodplain enhancement and recovery programs. AI-readFinance and Financial Sector · Introduced Oct 5, 2026Substantive489 words Introduced

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.